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conditions. Hence, your ABS pressure may read 1000 hPa at
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pressure in SETUP (section 6.4.1)
4.3.9.1 ABSOLUTE OR RELATIVE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE MODE
In normal mode, press [ BARO ] key to switch between ABSOLUTE and RELATIVE barometric
pressure.
4.3.10 RAIN
The RAINFALL section shows the rainfall or rain rate information.
4.3.10.1 THE RAINFALL DISPLAY MODE
Press [ RAIN ] key to toggle between:
1. RATE - Current rainfall rate (base on 10 min rain data)
2. HOURLY - the total rainfall in the past hour
3. DAILY - the total rainfall from midnight (default)
4. WEEKLY - the total rainfall of the current week
5. MONTHLY- the total rainfall of the current calendar month
6. TOTAL - the total rainfall since the last reset
Period of rainfall
4.3.10.2 TO RESET THE TOTAL RAINFALL RECORD
In normal mode, press and hold [ RAIN ] key for 2 seconds to reset all the rainfall record.